- Judas, overcome with what he had done, had gone out the day before and hung himself ...
- Peter grappled with the knowledge that he had denied his LORD 3 times.
- John was sobered with the realization that Mary had lost her son and she was now John's responsibility.
- Other followers wrestled with the truth about their own humanity... their sins...
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It is now over 2,000 years later. We continue to come face to face with THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. He illuminates the same truths about Himself and our lives as he did with His followers of old.
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One of the things that I have pondered, this week, is the idea of "lower lights" (as sung in our theme song for the week). When the light from the lighthouse is blocked by clouds or a storm, it just might be "the lower lights" that give sailors their safe direction to the lighthouse.
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In a spiritual sense, Jesus is THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD and His followers are "the lower lights". What happened to "the lower lights" during Jesus' last week? One by one, they stopped fulfilling their purpose.
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Over ten years ago, a fellow Christ follower asked me to use a song that he had written, in any way that I could, to bring others to the LORD. I haven't done that as much as I could and/or should. So, today, as we consider the most magnificent act of all time, let this song by Ray Overholt lead us to consider Jesus' love, grace, and mercy... and our roles as "the lower lights"...
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1.
They bound the hands of Jesus
in the garden where He prayed;
They led Him thro' the streets in shame.
They spat upon the Savior
so pure and free from sin;
They said, "Crucify Him; He's to blame."
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Refrain
He could have called ten thousand angels
To destroy the world and set Him free.
He could have called ten thousand angels,
But He died alone, for you and me.
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2.
Upon His precious head
they placed a crown of thorns;
They laughed and said,
"Behold the King!
"They struck Him and
they cursed Him and
mocked His holy name
All alone He suffered everything.
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Refrain
He could have called ten thousand angels
To destroy the world and set Him free.
He could have called ten thousand angels,
But He died alone, for you and me.
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3.
When they nailed Him to the cross,
His mother stood nearby,
He said, "Woman, behold thy son!"
He cried, "I thirst for water,"
but they gave Him none to drink.
Then the sinful work of man was done.
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Refrain
He could have called ten thousand angels
To destroy the world and set Him free.
He could have called ten thousand angels,
But He died alone, for you and me.
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4.
To the howling mob He yielded;
He did not for mercy cry.
The cross of shame He took alone.
And when He cried, "It's finished,"
He gave Himself to die;
Salvation's wondrous plan was done.
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Refrain
He could have called ten thousand angels
To destroy the world and set Him free.
He could have called ten thousand angels,
But He died alone, for you and me.
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~BLESSED~
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